A modern take on a centuries-old design. This stack of modular cabinets (boxes) filled with drawers and sliding doors draws inspiration from tansu cabinets commonly found in peasant and artisan homes ...

A beautiful chest in the Early American tradition. Raised panels are featured on three sides and the simple scrolled base is not too flashy. This is a very useful piece of furniture for storing any n...

Do not let the layered look of this blanket chest alarm you. This blanket-bearing beauty puts some craftiness in your craftsmanship as you skip the tricky raised-panel joinery in favor of an easy onla...

Create a family heirloom with this handsome, full-size storage piece. Features include eye-catching box joints, two accommodating drawers, and a wraparound profile molding along the base. In addition,...

Looking for a handsome, functional project that will not overtax your woodworking skills? Here is one, and it makes a wonderful storage or hope chest. You will find the construction of this piece stri...

There is nothing like the fragrance of cedar. And no wood matches the durability and popularity of oak. That is why we combined the two in this mortise-and-tenon-framed storage chest. Follow our detailed...

Keep fine linens and apparel protected and smelling great in this beautifully trimmed pine heirloom with aromatic cedar lining. If you wish, you can build the chest without the lining and tray. We giv...

Build this chest with your preferences for style and complexity in mind. The Traditional American look in mahogany requires dovetailed corner joints cut by hand or with a router jig. To simplify matters...

In this Blanket Chest woodworking project, Tommy provides detailed instructions for a project that has been around since the 1600s, highlighting the mortise and tenon joinery techniques, and dramatic ...

Early furniture makers of the east coast creating a style that is style admired today, that being the Pennsylvania Dutch style. Sturdy construction blended with colorful primitive paint decoration. Vi...

Norm tries his skills at replicating the Taunton Chest, so named after Robert Crosman. Crosman lived from 1710-1799 in Massachusetts. View the Larger Image Slideshow to see the actual paper plan you a...

This Shaker style blanket chest features two lower drawers along with the traditional blanket storage area. Norm had visited a Shaker village in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, and came away with ideas of th...

This hope chest has a big main compartment and generously-sized drawer for added storage. This is a vintage woodworking plan. Visit our FAQ page for a full definition. View the Larger Image Slideshow ...

This cinch-to-build, budget-friendly project completes the traditional bedroom set. Guaranteed to be a family heirloom for years to come, the blanket chest shares the same simple construction methods,...